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Healthy snacks: Minnie and her beau picked up some healthy food before going for a ride

Casual outing: Minnnie and her companion both were dressed comfortably in worn jeans

The identity of Henry's father was kept under wraps until he was identified in 2012 as Scottish television producer Timothy J Lea.

Minnie has been raising Henry by herself and the experience can only help her performance on About A Boy - in which she plays a single mother.

The sitcom is based on the 1998 best-selling coming of age novel of the same name by British writer Nick Hornby.

Single mom: Minnie was out in Malibu without her five-year-old son Henry

Safety first: Minnie made sure to put a helmet on before climbing on the back of the motorcycle

The book also was made into a 2002 movie starring Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette and Rachel Weisz.

Minnie has been keeping a close eye on the World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil despite England making an early exit.

'Can't wait for #ITAvsURU on Tuesday, then USA on Thursday. I feel like I'm cheating on my husband #ENG with the rest of the world :(,' she tweeted on Saturday referencing the Italy versus Uruguay match and upcoming USA against Germany contest.

She also weighed in on Tuesday on Uruguay's Luis Suarez who appeared to bite an Italian player on the shoulder before Uruguay went on to win.

'He BIT HIM. #Suarez #Cannibal,' she tweeted.

Summer ride: Minnie and her guy rode around on a bright summer day near the Pacific Ocean

Riding away: Minnie sat in the back as the black Harley-Davidson bike pulled away